Advances in cirrhosis, hyperammonemia, and hepatic encephalopathy
edited by Vicente Felipo and Santiago Grisolía.
Bok Engelsk 1997 · Electronic books.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (VIII, 281 p.)
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| Utgave | 1st ed. 1997.
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| Opplysninger | "Proceedings of the International Symposium on Cirrhosis, Hyperammonemia, and Hepatic Encephalopathy, held December 2-4, 1996, in Valencia, Spain"--T.p. verso.. - Brain Tryptophan Perturbation in Hepatic Encephalopathy: Implications for Effects by Neuropsychoactive Drugs in Clinical Practice -- Hepatic Encephalopathy in Acute Liver Failure: Role of the Glutamate System -- Glutamate and Muscarinic Receptors in the Molecular Mechanisms of Acute Ammonia Toxicity and of Its Prevention -- Studies on the Pharmacological Properties of Oxindole (2-Hydroxyindole) and 5-Hydroxyindole: Are They Involved in Hepatic Encephalopathy? -- The Involvement of Ammonia with the Mechanism that Enhance GABA-ergic Neurotransmission in Hepatic Failure -- Direct Enhancement of GABA-ergic Neurotransmission by Ammonia -- The Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor and Neurosteroids in Hepatic Encephalopathy -- Ornithine Aminotransferase as a Therapeutic Target in Hyperammonemias -- Sparse-Fur (spf) Mouse as a Model of Hyperammonemia: Alterations in the Neurotransmitter Systems -- Abnormal Gene Expression Causing Hyperammonemia in Carnitine-Deficient Juvenile Visceral Steatosis (JVS) Mice -- Hyperammonemia without Portal Systemic Shunting Does Not Resemble Hepatic Encephalopathy -- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Study of Hyperammonemia and Hepatic Encephalopathy -- Osmosignalling and Osmolytes in Liver and Astrocytes -- Effects of Acid-Base Alterations and Protein Depletion on Hepatic Nitrogen Metabolism -- Glucose and Insulin Metabolism in Cirrhosis -- An Ammonia Hypothesis of Alzheimer Disease -- Living Related Liver Transplantation -- Contributors.
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| ISBN | 1-4615-5945-6
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